The Sahara Desert, known today for its vast, arid landscapes, was once a fertile region teeming with life. A recent study analyzing stalagmites from caves in southern Morocco has revealed that between ...

Recent numerical simulations, published in , reveal that this greening of the Sahara profoundly influenced the climate of the Northern Hemisphere. Researchers, led by Dr. Marco Gaetani ...

Analysis of stalagmite samples from caves in southern Morocco has provided new insights into rainfall patterns in the Sahara ...

The African Humid Period exemplifies the dramatic climate transitions that our planet experiences as a result of subtle changes in the Earth's orbit. The "greening" of the Sahara not only ...

The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been ...

Analysis of stalagmite samples from caves in southern Morocco has provided new insights into rainfall patterns in the Sahara ...

Climate change has been like an on-off switch in the Sahara. In dry times the lakes dwindled and the plants declined to niches. Then, when moister times returned, the lakes filled and parts of the ...

South Africa, <a href=" countries in the world, is grappling with water infrastructure and management challenges ...

An ambitious and bold project looks to help desertification in Africa and to combat African nations from being swallowed up ...

Scientists and policymakers are mostly concerned about soils degrading in once-fertile regions that are gradually becoming wastelands, rather than areas deep in the Sahara Desert. Still, in Chinguetti ...

(2013). Animals like the Addax antelope, the Dama gazelle, the Saharan cheetah – which have perfectly adapted to the harsh climate, the scarcity of water, even the colours of the Sahara over ...